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(Message started by: JBC on Jun 21^st, 2004, 12:34am)

Title: Taking the edge off the pain
Post by JBC on Jun 21^st, 2004, 12:34am

This is a few of the things I have tried. They all work. Some are better than others. I do not do all of these things at the same time, but I have tried them all at one time or another.

Oxygen at 8LPM for about 10-20 minutes.

Soaking in a bathtub filled with very hot water. I make the water below scalding. It is uncomfortable, but I manage to get adjusted. Then I soak my entire body inclusing my head. The only part out of the water is my eyes, nose, and mouth.

I drink a cup of hot coffee--extra stong.

I smoke a cigarette or two.

I walk around the block once or twice (which is usually at 2 or 3am)

I distract myself with activity. I will work on a model airplane, work on the computer, pay bills...whatever to focus heavily on something other than my pain.

I am sorry if this is gross but I must include it because it seems to work a little: Bodily functions can help relieve some of the pain. This includes a sneeze, a burp, or a bowel movement. I do not know why, but it helps. (I am sorry to be graphic).

Title: Re: Taking the edge off the pain
Post by BobG on Jun 21^st, 2004, 1:08pm

on 06/21/04 at 00:34:51, JBC wrote:

This is a few of the things I have tried. They all work. Some are better than others. I do not do all of these things at the same time, but I have tried them all at one time or another.I think everyone has their little tricks they play on/for themselves during an attack.

Oxygen at 8LPM for about 10-20 minutes. Do you have a regulator that allows you to increase to 12? You might be able to reduce the relief time to 5-10 minutes.

Soaking in a bathtub filled with very hot water. I make the water below scalding. It is uncomfortable, but I manage to get adjusted. Then I soak my entire body inclusing my head. The only part out of the water is my eyes, nose, and mouth. Some use heat and some use cold. I'm an iceman myself. Please be careful with the water temp.

I drink a cup of hot coffee--extra stong.Yep! Lots of people saying the same thing.

I smoke a cigarette or two. Yep! Or 3 or 5.

I walk around the block once or twice (which is usually at 2 or 3am)

I distract myself with activity. I will work on a model airplane, work on the computer, pay bills...whatever to focus heavily on something other than my pain. Now that is something I could never do. I must be up and moving

I am sorry if this is gross but I must include it because it seems to work a little: Bodily functions can help relieve some of the pain. This includes a sneeze, a burp, or a bowel movement. I do not know why, but it helps. (I am sorry to be graphic).

Like I said above, everyone has their own little tricks. I constantly try to make my ears "pop". Don't know why I do it. It doesn't help at all.

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Title: Re: Taking the edge off the pain
Post by Superpain on Jun 21^st, 2004, 4:55pm

Hmmmm... I make my ears pop too. That and squeeze the air out from behind my eye which makes a squishing sound. I think that ones sort of unique to me though.

I'd agree higher flow on the O2 would be a tremendous improvement. I use welders o2, so I'm not sure how many lpm's I get... Probably about 20 I'd say. But I can bust a headache in less than 5 min's.

Coffee = good...
Cigs = comforting but bad...

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I distract myself with activity. I will work on a model airplane, work on the computer, pay bills...whatever to focus heavily on something other than my pain.

No fuckin way... [smiley=huh.gif]

Sneezing? :o That is verrrrry painful to me.
Burping... No effect.
If I could take a shit for relief, I'd do it right in public if I had to. But it doesn't help me.... >:(